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大学英语3辅导资料十三
主 题:对Unit 9的重点单词、短语的讲解 学习时间:2013年12月23日-12月29日 内 容: NEW WORDS 1. ashamed adj. 惭愧的
[搭配] be ashamed of sth.; be ashamed to do sth.
. He felt ashamed of his old clothes.(他衣着陈旧,感到羞愧。)
I was ashamed to admit what I had done.(我羞于承认自己所做的事。)
2. assume vt. 假定,假设
. If he’s not here in five minutes, we’ll assume he isn’t coming.(如果他再过五分钟不来,我们就认为他不会来了。)
I assumed that she was American but she was actually Canadian.(我原以为她是美国人,但她实际上是加拿大人。)
3. compassion n. 同情,怜悯
. We had compassion for the poor widow.(我们同情这个可怜的寡妇。)
The world’s main religions all teach us to have compassion for the poor and hungry.(世界上几个主要的宗教劝戒我们对贫穷和饥饿的人要有同情心。)
4. description n. 描述
. This girl gave a vivid description of the event.(那女孩对这件事作了一番生动的描述。)
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The beauty of the sunrise is beyond description.(日出的美景难以描述。) [词性变化] describe vt. 描述
. The police asked me to describe the man.(警方叫我描述一下那名男子的容貌。)
5. detective n. 侦探
. The company hired a detective to investigate the accident.(公司雇佣了一名侦探来调查这次事故。)
The detective laid great stress on details.(侦探特别强调细节。)
6. distress n. 苦恼;痛苦
. The sick man showed signs of distress.(病人显出十分痛苦的样子。) people in distress because of lack of money(因没有钱而受苦受难的人们)
7. exhaust vt. 使(某人)精疲力竭 . I’m absolutely exhausted.(我疲倦不堪!)
That child exhausts me.(那孩子弄得我精疲力竭。)
8. familiar adj. 熟悉的
. He looks so familiar but I can't remember his name.(他看上去非常面熟,但我想不起他的名字来了。)
I am not really familiar with the local laws.(实际上我对当地的法律并不熟。)
9. ignore vt. 忽视;不顾;不理
. Ignore those boys and they’ll soon stop misbehaving.(别理会那些男孩,他们过一会儿就不闹了。)
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He knew there was a speed limit but he ignored it and drove very fast.(他知道车速限制,但却置之不理,把车开得飞快。)
10. indifferent adj. 漠不关心的
. He is indifferent to the result of the exam.(他对考试结果漠不关心。) His manner was cold and indifferent.(他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。)
11. reaction n. 反应
. What was his reaction to the news?(他对这消息的反应如何?)
Running away is our instinctive reaction when we meet danger.(遇到危险时,我们的本能反应就是跑开。) [词性变化] react vi. 作出反应
. The firm reacted to the workers’ complaints by dismissing the director.(公司对工人投诉的反应是解雇了这个董事。)
12. regard vt. 考虑;看待
. I have always regarded him highly.(我总是非常尊敬他。) I regard him as my friend.(我视他为朋友。)
13. sheer adj. 完全的;纯粹的
. He won by sheer determination.(他全靠决心取胜。) It was sheer luck.(那纯属运气。)
14. spare vt. 让给,抽出(时间)
. Let’s go! There’s no time to spare.(我们快走吧!没有时间了。)
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